Powder-distributer



No. 609,572. Patented Au 23 I898 c. c. CLAWSON. g

POWDER DISTRIBUTER.

(Application filed Nov. 16, 1897.

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WITNESSES CLEMENT Q. QLAWWW.

A ORNEY Patented Au 23, I898. C. C. CLAWSON. 9i POWDER DISTRIBUTEB.

(Application filed. Nov. 16, 1897.)

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NrrE STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CLEMENT O. CLAXVSON, OF NEWVARK, NEW JERSEY.

POWDER-DISTRIBUTER. I

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 609,572, dated August23, 1898.

Application filed November 16,1897. Serial No. 658,706. (No model.)

To all whom itvnay concern.-

'Be it known that I, CLEMENT O. CLAWSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Powder-Distributors; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention has reference to a novel device for spreading ordistributing powder upon the bristles of brushes or the like, and isadapted more especiallyfor use in distributing tooth-powders uponbrushes to be used for the purpose of brushing the teeth.

The invention therefore has for its primary object to provide a devicefor the purposes above stated combining in its construction a suitablereceptacle for the reception'of the powder, the receptacle having anoutlet-opening, a supporting frame or base, and means arranged andoperating to normally close the outlet-opening in the receptacle, butbeing adapted to be removed from said opening when a tooth or othersimilar brush is placed 1 beneath the powder -receptacle, to permitof asufficient quantity of powder to be distributed upon the bristles of thebrush.

A further object of the invention is to provide in connection withthepowder-containing receptacle a supporting frame or base and a rest inthe frame or base for the brush, an oscillating slide adapted tonormally close the outlet-opening in the powder-receptacle, but beingadapted to be removedfrom' said opening by the action of the brushes itis passed onto the rest in the frame or base, and

a means within said receptacle to be actuated at the same time with theoscillating slide and to cause the powder to be forced through theoutlet-opening in the receptacle.

A further object of this invention is to pro the parts being arranged topermit but a certain quantity of powder to be deposited upon the brush,thereby preventing the use of too much powderupon the brush, whichcauses a waste of the powder and very often is deleterious to the teeth.

The invention therefore consists in the novel construction ofpowder-distributing device herein set forth, and also in the novelarrangements and combinations of parts and details of the constructionthereof, all of which will be more fullydescribed in the accompanyingspecification and finally embodied in the clauses of theclaim. g

The inventionis' clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich Figure 1 is a side view, and Fig. 2 a front end view, of apowdendistributer embodying the principles of my present invention; andFig. 3 is a top view of the same with the cover or lid to thepowder-receptacle removed. Fig. 4. is a side view of thepowder-receptacle and its oscillating slide, the supporting frame orbase of the device being represented in longitudinal vertical section.Fig. 5 is a longitudinal vertical section of the powder-distributer,taken on linew in Fig. 3, the movable parts of the device beingrepresented in their initial or inoperative positions; and Fig. 6 isa'similar view of the several parts of the device, representing themovable parts in their operated positions to distribute the powder uponthe bristles of a brush. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the oscillatingslide and a frame with which it is connected.

Similar letters of reference are employed in all of the above-describedviews to indicate corresponding parts.

In said drawings, a indicates a suitable supporting frame or base, whichis preferably closed on its opposite sidesa and d and at its back' asubstantially asillustrated. The front of saidframeor base is providedwith an opening a in the closed part a, said opening'and'closed partforming a suitable rest a for the reception of a brush b as it is passedin and out of said opening for the reception of the powder from thepowder-receptacle, as clearly indicated in Fig. 6.

The powder-receptacle is indicated by the reference -letter c and ismade from a pair of secured together in any suitable manner to form atruncated ellipsoid, as will be clearly seen from an inspection of theseveral figures of the drawings; but of course it will be evident thatthe said receptacle may be of any other desirable configuration. Saidshells c and 0 form the two sides of said receptacle and are providedwith outwardly-extending plate -like projections c and c, which conformwith the upper and preferably curved edges a of the frame or support a.When the said receptacle 0 is placed between the two side piecesa and aof the frame or base a, said projections c and 0 will rest upon theedges a and can be securely fastened thereto by means of screws 0 or inany other well-known manner.

As will be seen from Figs. 1, 2, and 3, the front and back of the framea may be suitably cut away to form the curved edges a which snugly fitthe contour of the receptacle 0 and thereby form a complete joint at thejunction of the frame and said receptacle to greatly enhance the beautyof the whole device.

- In the lower portion of the back of the frame or base is a horizontalslot or opening a." to receive a plate d, which plate can be placed on asurrounding rim or flange a in said frame, said plate d being providedwith an offset d,'whereby it is held in place in the frame, and also hasa notch or catch d whereby the plate (1 is capable of being sufficientlyraised to permit its withdrawal from said frame or base of the devicefor the purposes of cleaning.

As will be seen from Figs. 5 and 6, the pow: der-receptacle c,hereinabove mentioned, is provided with a suitably-placed outlet-opening c and has an opening in the top, which can be closed by means of anywell-known form of lid or cover 0'. Extending into a pair ofoppositely-placed holes 0 in the sides of said receptacle are a pair ofbent and pointed portions 6 and c of a fork c, said fork having thecurved parts 6 and 0 thereof adapted to be movably arranged between theouter surfaces of the sides of the receptacle 0 and the inner surfacesof the frame or base a. Below said receptacle 0 said fork is formed witha part 6 which extends beneath the rest a in the opening a of the frontof the frame or base a, and e is a suitably-curved plate connected withsaid fork a, substantially as illustrated,said plate corresponding tothe contour of the lower edge of said receptacle 0 and be ing in slidingcontact with said edge and adapted to normally close the outlet-openingc in said receptacle.

As previously stated, the pointed portions 6 and e of the fork e extendinto and through holes 0 in the sides of the receptacle 0, and withinsaid casin g and secured to said pointed portions 6 and e is a wooden orother suitable arbor or shaft f, which is provided withsuitably-disposed bristles f, that terminate in close proximity to theinner surface of the said receptacle 0. Said arbor or shaft f is alsoprovided with a suitable pin or screw f to which is attached one end ofa suitable spring, as f the opposite end of said spring being attachedto an eye or other fastening means 0 in the receptacle 0; but it will beunderstood that this arrangement of the spring is not essential, and anyother arrangement and other suitable form of spring may be employed, ifdesired.

The operation of the several parts of the device is as follows: Thebrush b is placed,

with its bristles extending upwardly, upon the rest a, and the end ofthe brush pushed against the part c of the fork e. Said fork is thuscaused to move from its normal position (indicated in Figs. 4and 5) tothe position illustrated in Fig. 6. At the same time the slide e isremoved from the outlet-openingc in the receptacle 0, and the arbor orshaft f 'is partially rotated. This action causes the bristles f tobrush the fine powder directly over the outlet-openin g c and forces thepowder through said opening, from which is is distributed upon thebristles of the brush b.

During this action the spring f is distended,

and while the brush 1) is being withdrawn from within the frame or basea the said spring f causes the movable parts of the device to return totheir normally-inoperative positions and the plate a to again close theoutlet-opening 0 Thus it will be seen that during the forward andoutward movements of the brush 6 upon the rest a in the frame a thepowder will be distributed over the entire surface of the bristles ofthe brush in just the desired quantity and without any danger ofspilling or wasting the powder. The plate din the bottom of the frame orbase serves to catch the smaller particles of powder that may beaccidentally spilled, said plate being capable of removal, so that itcan be cleaned.

The operations of the several parts of the device are very simple andeffective for the purposes for which they are intended, and a neat,cheap, and ornamental powder-distributing device is produced which isvery convenient when in use.

I am aware that changes may be made in the several arrangements andcombinations of parts without departing from the scope of my invention.Hence I do not limit myself to the exact arrangements and combinationsof the parts herein described, and illustrated in the drawings.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is-- 1. In apowder-distributor, the combination, with a closed frame or base havingan opening for the reception of a brush, of a powder-receptacle in saidframe, having a discharge opening, means connected with said receptacleoperating to normally close said discharge-opening, and open the same,when the brush is inserted in the opening in said frame or base, and anoscillating brush in ICC said powder-receptacle, and a spring connectedwith said brush to cause the return of said brush to its normal positionover said discharge opening, and also, to cause the closing of saidopening upon the withdrawal of the brush previously inserted in theopening of the base or frame of the distributer, substantially as andfor the purposes set forth.

2. In a powder-distributer, the combination, with a closed frame or basehaving an opening for the reception of a brush, of a powder-receptaclein said frame, having a discharge-opening, an oscillatory slideconnected with said powder-receptacle, means for operating said slidewhen the brush is inserted in said opening in the frame or base, and anoscillating brush in said powder-receptacle, and a spring connected withsaid brush to cause the return of said brush to its normal position oversaid discharge-opening, and also, to cause the closing of said openingupon the withdrawal of the brush previously inserted in the opening ofthe base or frame of the distributer, substantially as and for thepurposes set forth.

8. In a powder-distributer, the combination, with a closed frame or basehaving an opening for the reception of a brush, of a powder-receptaclein said frame, a fork-like frame pivoted to said receptacle, comprisinga pair of pointed portions extending into and through holes in the sidesof said receptacle, said receptacle having a discharge-opening, curvedparts 6 and e and a part 6 connected with said fork-like frame, a curvedplate or slide a on said fork-like frame, adapted to normally close saiddischarge-opening and to be removed therefrom when the brush is insertedin said opening in the frame or base, an arbor or shaft connected withsaid pointed portions of said fork-like frame in said receptacle, and abrush or brushes on said arher or shaft, substantially as and for thepurposes set forth.

4. In a powder-dlstributer, the combination, with a closed frame or basehaving an opening for the reception of a brush, of a powder-receptaclein said frame, a fork-dike frame pivoted to said receptacle, comprisinga pair of pointed portions extending into and through holes in the sidesof said receptacle, said receptacle having a discharge-opening, curvedparts e and e and a part 6 connected with said fork-like frame, a curvedplate or slide e on said fork-like frame, adapted to normally close saiddischarge-opening and to be removed therefrom when the brush is insertedin said opening in the frame or base, an arbor or shaft connected withsaid pivoted portions of said fork-like frame in said receptacle, abrush or brushes on said arbor or shaft, and aspringfor causing thereturn of the movable parts to their initial positions, substantially asand for the purposes set forth.

5. In a powder-distributer, the combination, with a frame or base,having a rest for the reception of a brush, of a powder-recep-- tacle insaid frame, having a discharge-opening, an oscillatory brush in saidpowder-receptacle, a slide arranged over said discharge opening, meansfor operating said slide, when the brush is forced against said means,consisting, of a pivoted fork-like frame to which said slide and saidoscillatory brush are attached, substantially as and for the purposesset forth.

6. In a powder-distributer, the combination, with a frame or base,having a rest for the reception of a brush, of a powder-receptacle insaid frame, having a discharge-opem ing, an oscillatory brush in saidpowder-receptacle, a slide arranged over said discharge= opening, meansfor operating said slide, when the brush is forced against said means,consisting, of a pivoted fork-like frame to which said slide and saidoscillatory brush are at-- tached, and a spring for causing the returnof the movable parts to their initial position, substantially as and forthe purposes set forth. In testimony that I claim the invention setforth above I have hereunto set my hand this 12th day of November, 1897.

' CLEMENT C. OLAWSON. Witnesses:

FREDK. O. FRAENTZEL, WM. H. CAMFIELD, Jr.

